A Security test and evaluation model for electric industrial control systems

The adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in critical infrastructures, e.g. smart grids and power plants, facilitates the interoperation between components but introduces new security issues as well. Based on the survey of typical Industrial Control Systems (ICSs) in the power grid corporation, a three-layer abstract model of electric ICS is built in this paper. A corresponding security test and evaluation model is then proposed and detailed steps, components and methods involved are described. The proposed model can be considered to be the guide to carry out security test and evaluation activities so as to enforce the security protection of ICS in electric industry.